Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.185) — Terrington 1869
| 1 bottle | Edinburgh ale | base |
| 1 slice | Cucumber | garnish |
| 2 bottles | ginger beer | other |
| 1 pint | ice — shaven ice | other |
| 1 gill | ginger syrup — syrup from preserved ginger | sweetener |
- Mix together the Edinburgh ale, ginger beer, ginger syrup, cucumber, and shaven ice.
- Stir well and pour into thin glasses.
Garnish: Slice of cucumber.
Ice: Shaven ice
This is a worthwhile named-by-parenthesis ale-cup witness because it is much more composed than the one-line pub blends nearby.
The structure is closer to a cooled beer cup than to a simple shandy-style blend.